The Surveyor General of the Federation Surv. Adeyemi Adebomehin and his management staff have received in audience, the Hydrographer of the Federation who is in charge of the National Hydrographic Agency (NHA ), Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode.
In a statement released by OSGOF on Tuesday revealed that their discussion was promised on how to advance the hydrography in the country especially in the area of staffing.
The NHA contributes to helping Nigeria fulfil her commitment to international treaties, conventions, and protocols and plays a vital role in safeguarding national maritime interests, and ensures compliance with International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) standards.
In his remarks Surveyor General of the Federation said, “This is a new frontier for the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) in which the Navy represents the military.
“While OSGOF will stand for the civilians at the National Hydrographic Agency and competent hand will be sent to NHA to represent our office”
Surveyor General in his closing remarks said to Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode “that office will grow from strength to strength. And being the pioneer, Almighty God will not make it down and we shall grow from strength to strength.”
Earlier In His Remarks, Hydrograhper of the Federation said “this is homecoming for me. As a surveyor too, coming to the office of the Surveyor General of the Federation is a great privilege for me not only have you given me inspiration this morning.
“You have given me guidance, you have given me wisdom, you’ve given me what you call institutional memory of how things should be done. We will not stay away from you. I hope you will not find us a bit of a bother.”
He said further “as time goes on, those of you who are even part of his staff and executive team, you will be finding me here more often, and I’m telling you, it’s not rhetoric. I will be coming here very frequently. As Hydrographer of the Federation, we are joined at the hip.”
“His responsibility is terrestrial, mine is maritime. I’m privileged to be appointed by the president to be governor of the ocean, the responsibility of 84,000 square nautical miles is what is on me.
Rear Admiral Olugbode added that, “One-third of the land, Nigeria is 923 square kilometers, a huge responsibility, It’s a responsibility that is a shared burden btween us”.
